Upwards of 1,000 people marched down the streets of Montreal on Sunday in support of Palestinians and demanding an end to the conflict in Gaza. The demonstration started around 1 p.m. from Place Émilie-Gamelin, where large Palestinian flags could be seen waving as the crowd headed north.

One man is in hospital Friday evening after falling into a 10-foot hole while riding an ATV in Rivière-des-Prairies. Two men were driving the vehicle in a field near Maurice-Duplessis Blvd and 86th Ave. when they fell.

A man in his late thirties was found dead Sunday afternoon in his apartment at the corner of Roy Ave. and Carson Ave. in Dorval. Montreal police discovered the body at around 3:15 p.m. and are still investigating.

MONTREAL — A 20-year-old man was shot outside an apartment building in St-Laurent on Saturday afternoon in what appeared to be a drug deal gone bad. According to police, the man was shot to the upper body shortly after 2 p.m. in a parking lot on Crevier St. He was transported to hospital in stable condition.

Montreal police have arrested two people who allegedly stole batteries from about 100 Communauto cars over the past few weeks. After a short chase, the duo was arrested Sunday night in Rosemont, Montreal police said Wednesday.

MONTREAL – Police are investigating the city’s 13th homicide of the year after a 40-year-old man died overnight in hospital. Paramedics found a man in an alley in Côte-des-Neiges near the corner of Mountain Sights Ave. and Paré St. around 9:30 p.m. Monday with multiple lacerations to his upper body, Montreal police spokesperson Simon Delorme said.

MONTREAL — Motorists are advised to choose an alternative to the Victoria Bridge Saturday afternoon due to a broken water main that has brought traffic on Bridge St. to a standstill. “We’re looking at a major traffic jam,” said Montreal police Constable Simon Delorme shortly after 1 p.m. City road crews are on site but the area is most definitely to be avoided and the work should take most of the afternoon.